Panaretella minor

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Pietermaritzburg panaretella huntsman spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Panaretella
Species:
P. minor
Binomial name
Panaretella minor

Panaretella minor is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Pietermaritzburg Panaretella huntsman spider.[3]

Panaretella minor is found in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The species has been sampled from East London, Ingele Forest, Pietermaritzburg, Richmond, and Ndumo Game Reserve. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 47 to 1,349 m.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Panaretella minor is a free-living plant dweller sampled from the Forest, Grassland, and Savanna biomes.[3]

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